The capital in June has gradually become hot, and Zhu Cijiu's heart is getting hotter and hotter.

Zheng Chenggong has already rushed to Nandaying to form a naval guard army. As soon as the armored warship is out, who can defeat it!

There is still one month left, and there is one month left, Zheng Chenggong will lead a naval guard army composed entirely of armored warships to Europe to kick off the decisive battle. The Anti-Habsburg Alliance will be finalized this time!

For this moment, he had been enduring for nearly a year, and he couldn't help but feel excited as victory was in sight.

It's about to end, it's about to end. The war that has lasted for more than ten consecutive years is finally over. The Ming Dynasty is about to dominate the entire world!

Just when he was very excited, a person who was more excited than him came to the door.

This person is no one else, but Bi Maokang, deputy prime minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet and Minister of Works.

The reason why he was so excited was that the new gunpowder was successfully developed!

Zhu Cijing was a little confused when he heard this news. At this time, it seemed that it was a bit late to develop a new gunpowder?

After all, gunpowder cannot be used directly to kill enemies. It is necessary to develop corresponding bullets and shells based on the characteristics of gunpowder, and there are also matching guns and cannons to be used on the battlefield.

If it is light gunpowder, it can explode and hear a sound when it is taken to the battlefield. Of course, if the detonation position is good, the air wave can also overturn some enemies.

If the new gunpowder had been developed a few months earlier, it might have been able to catch up with this decisive battle. Now, Zheng Chenggong is about to set off, obviously it is too late.

However, Zhu Cijiu is still very interested in new gunpowder. After all, the characteristics of new gunpowder are close to those of later generations. Only by using new gunpowder can he be useful in the future.

After listening to Maokang's reward, he couldn't help but want to go and see in person what the new type of gunpowder looks like and whether the performance is different from that of later generations.

So he asked Cao Huachun to recruit a team of experts from the East Factory, changed into casual clothes, and then rode his horse and followed Bi Maokang to the gunpowder experimental field in the northwest corner of the capital to see what was going on.

There was nothing to say along the way, and soon everyone arrived at the gunpowder experimental site.

This place is no longer as large as before. With the construction of the Ming Army Officer Academy, it has also undergone a large-scale expansion. The originally lonely row of reinforced concrete laboratories has become a closed small urban area.

The buildings inside are still mainly reinforced concrete, but they are no longer just laboratories, such as dormitories, canteens, first aid places, office places, processing workshops and other supporting facilities.

Obviously, this place has become a large experimental base with complete functions.

Bi Maokang did not notify anyone that the emperor had arrived, but when he entered the first laboratory, someone recognized the emperor. After all, these people were all elites of the Ming Empire, and there were many who had seen the emperor.

As soon as Zhu Cijing walked into the laboratory, the experimental personnel were stunned at first, then knelt all over the ground and shouted long live.

That way, I was almost moved to tears.

The emperor actually came to see them in person. What a great honor!

Zhu Cijing was also very moved because he found that many experimental personnel here had obvious physical damage.

The better one is just missing a few fingers, or there are some scars on the face, and the worse ones are either missing arms or eyes!

These were all blown up by gunpowder during the experiment. Judging from their appearance, they had no complaints or fears, and they were just full of enthusiasm.

Even though I know that the experiment is extremely dangerous, I still do it without hesitation. How can I sacrifice my life and forget it!

Zhu Cijing couldn't help but step forward, and helped them up one by one from the worst injuries. Then, he solemnly thanked: "Thank you all for your hard work, the Ming Dynasty will not forget your contributions, I thank you."

At this moment, everyone almost burst into tears.

Zhu Cijing comforted him a few more words before he carefully checked their experimental samples.

This place seems to be just a place to mix gunpowder. The whole room is very tidy and there is no sign of smoke and fire. The table is filled with glass cups and glass bottles. The things inside are obviously new gunpowder.

Under the introduction of a one-eyed middle-aged researcher, Zhu Cijing picked up a glass bottle. According to him, this is the new type of high-explosive gunpowder.

He carefully held the cup and put it in front of him and looked carefully. What should I say about this gunpowder?

It is a bit like the yellow gunpowder from later generations, and a bit like the smokeless gunpowder from later generations. It has yellow powder and gray-black powder. It is obvious that this is made up of multiple ingredients.

Zhu Cijing has not studied the ingredients of high-explosive gunpowder, so he can only look at the appearance and satisfy his curiosity.

Immediately afterwards, the one-eyed middle-aged man introduced him to another kind of gunpowder, which was said to be a detonation of the impact and detonation of the gunpowder.

This time it was an open glass cup, and Zhu Cijing couldn't help but pick it up and take it up and take a look.

Of course, he was even more careful this time. This thing was hit and exploded. If he accidentally fell to the ground, the gunpowder in the entire laboratory might be lit!

After looking at it for a while, he still couldn't see the reason. It seemed that these two types of gunpowder were made of, but the ingredients were slightly different.

Although the appearance looks a bit different from the gunpowder in later generations, he still believes these experimental personnel. After all, the injuries on their bodies are placed there, proving that these things have been verified by experiments. Besides, I didn’t dare to blatantly deceive the emperor at this moment. They said that they succeeded, and that was definitely a success.

Next was to watch the experiment. When Bi Maokang heard that the emperor wanted to see the experiment, he hurriedly called several experimental personnel and took him to another laboratory.

This time the laboratory is a bit weird. Overall, it looks a bit like the shooting range in later generations. There is an open room behind it and an open space in front.

However, there are no targets or guns here. There are only a pile of wooden boards and columns piled up outside. There are two walls outside, one tall and one short, only half a person tall, right in front of the open room. The tall ones are afraid that there are two people tall, so they stand directly at the front of the experimental field.

Zhu Cijiu was a little confused when he saw this arrangement. It seemed that he had not made a supporting musket yet. What was the purpose of building a shooting range?

He did not ask a question immediately, but followed everyone into the experimental field, wanting to see what else was inside first.

When he entered the experimental field, he was a little confused again. There were only two things inside, and he still knew them.

They are all grenades. From the appearance, they are ordinary grenades used by the Ming army. However, they are placed separately in the wooden grooves of a large wooden table, as if they are afraid of rolling or falling.

Obviously, this should not be an ordinary grenade.

The other is a four-inch carrier-based artillery, but it is fixed on the turret at this moment, and the flintlock behind has been obviously modified, which looks very different from the flintlock on the battleship.
Chapter completed!